The adventure into parenthood

Author: levelupdad

Ok, so I know she doesn’t, at least not yet. But that didn’t stop the thought from popping into my head. I doubt baby’s are even capable of hatred but they sure are capable of being angry. For 5 days last week I went to work, came home and had baby Ava kick off all […]

So the first 2 months have been….. interesting. By interesting I mean a roller-coaster of a ride. We’d read the baby books, been to the antenatal classes but we still weren’t prepared for how tough it was those first few week. Things have been getting easier every day and after being back at work for […]

Honestly, not as much as you’d like. As with the pregnancy I could only watch on as my wife heroically persevered through it. That being said, I feel there are some basic tips I can share which may help some soon to be Dad’s. Reassure your partner Everybody is different, but you’d be hard pushed […]

On Tuesday the 27th of June at 2pm our Beautiful baby girl was born. It’s been a whirlwind 7 days but it’s been an absolute delight. I’m trying to savour every memory as I know she’ll be growing up all too soon. People said it would be tough, I wasn’t prepared for just how tough. […]

Our Baby has been breech the entire pregnancy (stubborn bloody baby), so we went to the hospital to try rectify this on Friday. The procedure is called ECV (external cephalic version) and it has about a 40% success rate. There are a few risks associated with ECV such as the baby becoming distressed, getting tangled […]

In the wake of the tragic event in Manchester, I’ve had multiple people tell me ‘I wouldn’t want to raise a child in this world now’ and I find this baffling. The bombing of the concert was without a doubt one of the most evil, abhorrent acts to happen in the UK. But what stands out […]

Bank holiday Friday. I wake up with the intention of painting the bedroom…. It wasn’t to be. The wife is in some pain and hasn’t felt the baby move since she woke up. A quick call to her mom, a call to the midwife and we’re off to the hospital. With 15 minutes of arriving we […]